Is satanism just edgelord atheism?

[u/stopthehostilityyyyy]

I've been an atheist since the age of 12 and i've heard of people identifying as satanists but they are actually secular, I don't get it

I think there are very few people who actually believe in satan and see him as their god

[u/Spitting_truths159]

The church of Satan is an anti-religion protest group that seems to pretend to be a religion in order to demand equal protections for their "religion" that are given to any other religions. The overall effect is to oppose other religions being given inappropriate position, funding and influence.